Physical address: 2510 East Hanna Avenue, Tampa, Florida, 33610
General email:Epiphany_Tampa2@yahoo.com
Office phone: 813-234-8693
Center for the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM).
As of August 2015, Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church became the home
for the Tridentine Latin Mass. Masses are celebrated according to the
Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
at the request of--and with the complete blessing of--the then-Bishop (now retired) of
the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Bishop Robert N. Lynch.
General email:Epiphany_Tampa2@yahoo.com
Office phone: 813-234-8693
Center for the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM).
As of August 2015, Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church became the home
for the Tridentine Latin Mass. Masses are celebrated according to the
Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
at the request of--and with the complete blessing of--the then-Bishop (now retired) of
the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Bishop Robert N. Lynch.
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There will be an extra Mass this Sunday, June 7, at 1:00 pm. We will continue to have this extra Mass if it helps alleviate overcrowding at the two earlier Masses. |
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Daily and Sunday public Masses have resumed!
The following two paragraphs in red are directly from Bishop Parkes:
"It is important for the faithful to understand that the Dispensation from the Sunday obligation to attend Mass remains in effect until further notice and applies to all Catholics. Particularly, pastors should assure those who are more susceptible to infection because of age or medical condition, as well as those who are fearful of returning to public gatherings, that they should stay at home and are encouraged to do so for their own good. Priests and other liturgical ministers with the same conditions should refrain from administering Holy Communion or other activities that would put them at greater risk. No one should feel guilty for protecting their health or that of their loved ones. "
"Parishioners should be assured that if there are more people in Church than is comfortable for them, they should feel free to return home and make use of the dispensation given."
Daily and Sunday public Masses have resumed! Maximum capacity in Epiphany is 250 in the church. Extra seating in the hall and outside if necessary. Keep proper social distancing at all times except with those who live with you. On June 7 we will have an extra Mass at 1:00 to try to alleviate overcrowding at the other Masses. We will continue with the extra Mass as long as needed.
Bring your own hand sanitizer or soap and mask or scuba gear as you see a need. Don't come if you are ill or in danger/fear of getting the illness!
The church will need to be sanitized between Masses, so you are encouraged to wait in your car until we are finished doing so after the previous Mass ends. This takes approximately 15 minutes. Please do not come into the church until we let you know that we are through. That is not an issue for the 7:30 Mass, obviously, but the church will not be unlocked before 7:00 am so that sanitizing can be done before anyone enters.
Because of "social distancing" requirements, we will not be able to have the 10:30 Mass crowd gather in the social hall before Mass as they wait for the Vietnamese Mass to conclude. We have to wait until everyone leaves their pews, sanitize the pews and door handles and bathrooms with alcohol, and only then can we allow parishioners in. That will take away your Mass preparation prayer time so please do that while in your car. There will be no "coffee and donuts" after Masses at this time. Thank you for understanding.
We will only be able to allow a 50% capacity congregation, which will limit us to 250 maximum. Half of the pews are blocked off from use and, with "social distancing" between everyone who is not of your own family, we will not be able to fit that many into the church. The social hall will be used for overflow, and, although your sight will be completely blocked, you will be what is termed "morally present" at the Mass even from there. If we run out of room even using the social hall, the great outdoors holds many, many people! But it will be warm and you may wish to bring an umbrella for sun or rain. You, too, will be "morally present" at Mass even outside.
Reception of Holy Communion will be pretty much normal except that we encourage you to leave "socially distant" space between your family and others not of your family. Those in the hall or outside overflow areas will simply receive by approaching the altar rail after those inside the church have returned to their pews. At the Traditional Latin Masses, Holy Communion must be received on the tongue and with the communicant kneeling if physically possible. At the Novus Ordo Masses, Holy Communion may be received either on the tongue or in the hand. The Church Law will be followed in this regard.
Please bring with you whatever you believe helps you in your safety, such as hand sanitizer, masks, or anything else you need. Masks are not mandatory, so know that going in.
The schola will sing at the 10:30 Mass without masks. If you are uncomfortable with that, please attend the silent low Mass at 7:30 am instead.
Please bring your own Missal with you as well, since there will be none available in the pews. We cannot spray the missals with disinfectant, after all!
For those who missed entering the Church on the Easter Vigil, I will be contacting you when we get things figured out as to when we can bring you in.
Click the two files below to see what Bishop Parkes wrote concerning open Masses to the public once again.
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See what Bishop Parkes says regarding the coronavirus!
www.dosp.org/coronavirus/
Prayers for These Trying Times. Click here.
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Traditional Catholic Young Adults of Tampa Calling all Catholic Young
Adults (18-35) interested in growing in their faith and having fun: We invite you to join us to socialize, build friendships, and grow closer to the Sacred Heart of our Blessed Lord and the Immaculate Heart of our Blessed Lady! For our upcoming events see our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/TradCatYoungAdultsTampa/ or get in contact with Alex Folkerts: folkaphone@gmail.com to get added to our What'sApp chat. Parish Family Registration Form
Please print the form (excel or PDF format), fill it out, and return to the church office via the collection basket, mail, or email to mark@epiphanytampa.com 
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The ECCW is sponsoring their annual Lenten Prayers and Pennies collection, but it has been renamed
Prayers & Pennies for Sisters and Semmies.
We will be distributing new plastic reusable cans for alms giving through coin collection beginning Ash Wednesday and the Sundays thereafter. Let’s continue our generosity to our five young people actively discerning their vocations!
PLEASE RETURN YOUR CANS TO THE CHURCH SOCIAL HALL or you can mail your donation to the church !
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY !!
Prayers & Pennies for Sisters and Semmies.
We will be distributing new plastic reusable cans for alms giving through coin collection beginning Ash Wednesday and the Sundays thereafter. Let’s continue our generosity to our five young people actively discerning their vocations!
PLEASE RETURN YOUR CANS TO THE CHURCH SOCIAL HALL or you can mail your donation to the church !
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY !!
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Sr. Winny’s Project in Tanzania: Final UPDATE !!
If you have read Father Palka’s bulletin article about Sister Winny’s project, here is the follow up information for your generous donations. If you haven’t read it yet, click here.
As of the end of February, the Sisters have raised ALL of the $3000 goal, thanks to your generosity !!
Thanks again, we have received our goal amount ! Thanks very much and may God continue to bless you. Love Sr. Winny
If you would like to continue to help support Sr. Winny & her order in Tanzania, simply make out your donation check to:
Sisters of St. Therese,
Sr. Godbertha Muganda,
2000 Sullivan Avenue, Daly City, CA 94015.
Please make a note in the memo area “for support of Sr Winny”.
Thanks and God bless you, I promise my prayer
Sr. Winifrida
If you have read Father Palka’s bulletin article about Sister Winny’s project, here is the follow up information for your generous donations. If you haven’t read it yet, click here.
As of the end of February, the Sisters have raised ALL of the $3000 goal, thanks to your generosity !!
Thanks again, we have received our goal amount ! Thanks very much and may God continue to bless you. Love Sr. Winny
If you would like to continue to help support Sr. Winny & her order in Tanzania, simply make out your donation check to:
Sisters of St. Therese,
Sr. Godbertha Muganda,
2000 Sullivan Avenue, Daly City, CA 94015.
Please make a note in the memo area “for support of Sr Winny”.
Thanks and God bless you, I promise my prayer
Sr. Winifrida
American Heritage Girls Troop FL 0106 AHG is a Christian-based scouting program for girls aged 5 (by October 31) to 18. Troop meetings are held on Sunday mornings between the Low and High Masses. The year begins in September and ends in May, with some summertime activities, including a Day of Reflection for girls and moms led by Fr. Palka. If you would like to learn more about AHG, you may check out their website www.americanheritagegirls.org While AHG is a non-sectarian Christian organization, it has been endorsed by good Catholic bishops and AHG has their own Catholic Committee and Catholic Religious awards and patches If you have any questions about AHG, you may contact Liesa Gonzalez at moosix1974@gmail.com |
Daughters
of St. Veronica in Eucharistic Service Prayer in Adoration, seeking our vocation: “What are you asking of me, O Lord?” DOVES is a ministry restoring the tradition of prayerfully teaching young ladies the arts of creating what is needed for the sanctuary. Ages: 11 thru 18 1st and 3rd Saturdays 10:00 am to 11:30 am To register, please call the office 813-234-8693 |
Formed.org no longer requires a password. If you are a parishioner of Epiphany of Our Lord (or any other parish with a subscription) simply sign in with our parish name and your email and avail yourself of Catholic books, videos, etc.!
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Catechesis of the
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Holy League Men's Group
Men, come for an hour of prayer beginning in the church on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Our next meeting will be: UNKNOWN MORE ... The Diocese of St. Petersburg Annual Pastoral Appeal has started again!
Please click the logo below to help us reach our $51,594.00 2020 APA goal. 
As of 05/22/20 we have 29 APA pledges for $15,251.00
of which $12,927.00 is paid. BALANCE OF GOAL = $38,667.00 
Epiphany of Our Lord
2018/19 Fiscal Year Finance Report Click the image |
WEEKDAY MASSES
Extraordinary Form Mass (in the church) Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. Traditional Latin Chanted Mass Monday - Saturday, 8:00 a.m. Traditional Latin Low Mass EXPOSITION, ADORATION, BENEDICTION follow the 8:00 a.m. Latin Mass daily CONFESSIONS (at the back of the church) Monday - Saturday during ADORATION. Sunday after Mass Ordinary Form Mass (in the rectory chapel) Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:00 a.m. (Vietnamese) Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. (English) WEEKEND MASSES (all in the church) Saturday Vigil (English Ordinary Form) 5:00 pm Sunday Traditional Latin Mass (English Homilies) 7:30 a.m. Low Mass 10:30 a.m. High Mass Sunday (Vietnamese Ordinary Form) 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. WEEKEND CONFESSIONS Sundays after TLM Masses |
Father's series of sermons explaining the Traditional Latin Mass can be found on the page labeled "Talks you don't want to miss!" in the menu.
The Divinum Officium
To pray the Traditional Breviary or see the Traditional Latin Mass readings, click on the picture and you will be directed to the home page of divinumofficium. From the homepage, you can select either PC or Mobile views which should then take you to the selection page for the different hours of the breviary, and other options as shown on that web page. You can get to the Mass missal by selecting "Sancta Missa" on that page.
To pray the Traditional Breviary or see the Traditional Latin Mass readings, click on the picture and you will be directed to the home page of divinumofficium. From the homepage, you can select either PC or Mobile views which should then take you to the selection page for the different hours of the breviary, and other options as shown on that web page. You can get to the Mass missal by selecting "Sancta Missa" on that page.
Catechism of the Catholic Church Class
Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. in the church Social Hall, Father Palka teaches an adult catechism class directly from the current Catechism of the Catholic Church. Bring your CCC with you, and get ready to learn what the Church officially teaches! Audio files of previous classes here. |
Epiphany of Our Lord Parish
has online giving! Set up a monthly tithe, or just make a one-time gift. Simple and Safe |
Traveling? Find Traditional Latin Catholic Mass times here
(but call first, as it is not easy for them to stay up to date!):
https://www.latinmassdir.org
http://www.ecclesiadei.org
http://www.latinmasstimes.com
Find even Novus Ordo Mass times here:
https://catholicmasstime.org/
https://masstimes.org
https://www.catholicdirectory.com/
Epiphany of Our Lord Mission Statement: Our God-given mission is to evangelize and thereby produce Saints. We strive to provide the supernatural grace of the Sacraments which God gives in and through His One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church; to preach, teach and live the Truth regardless of its popularity or lack thereof; to encourage all men to be fully, faithfully, and joyfully Catholic in all aspects of life; and to bring about, through the Mercy of God and the intercession of the Blessed Mother and all the Saints, the conversion of sinners and the salvation of souls.